title: [Decreasing seropositivity of cytomegalovirus of pregnant women in Japan].
abstract: We examined seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) of pregnant women for 18 years since 1980 with complement-fixing antibody (CF) and specific IgG antibody. CF seropositive rate decreased gradually from 93.2% to 66.7%. CMV-IgG Seropositive rates were 87.4% in 1985, and 75.2% in 1996 to 1997. Age and parity of pregnant women associated with the immune status; 35.6% of recent young primipara were susceptible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ishikawa Prefectural Central Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hoshiba
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yabuki
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003587:Cytomegalovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G